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On the recordFebruary 6, 2019
Everybody has to eat, and we heard this morning from laborers, workers who are in the fast food business and other businesses who have a difficult time trying to make the ends meet for their family.
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Alma Adams
Democratic · North Carolina

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Adams emphasizes the necessity of a living wage for workers in essential industries.

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